Jorge Manuel Oliver (born January 23, 1981) is a Puerto Rican former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events. As a first-born American, Oliver holds a dual citizenship, which made him eligible to compete for Puerto Rico at the Olympics. Oliver attended

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, where he earned state and district championship titles in the 100 m freestyle (1997 and 1998). While playing for the

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in his college years, he made six top-10 lists in the school's swimming records. In 2003, Oliver graduated from the

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, with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. As a member of the Puerto Rican team, Oliver qualified for the men's 200 m individual medley at the

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, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:08.23 from the Counsilman Classic in

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. He posted a time of 2:08.84 to lead the first heat against Cyprus'

Georgios Diamantidis Georgios Diamantidis (; born 3 January 1984) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. Diamantidis qualified for the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle, men's 1500 m freestyle a ...

and Kazakhstan's

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, who was disqualified for a false start. Oliver failed to advance into the semifinals, as he shared a forty-fifth place tie with Turkey's

Orel Oral Uğur Orel Oral (born September 26, 1979) is a Turkish former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events. He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and a seven-time NCAA Division II national champion while studying in the United States ...

in the preliminaries. Shortly after his only Olympic appearance, Oliver worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and eventually, for his alma mater Episcopal School of Jacksonville.

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) 1981 births Living people Puerto Rican male swimmers Swimmers from Miami Olympic swimmers for Puerto Rico Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Male medley swimmers American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's swimmers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets swimming coaches Sports coaches from Miami 21st-century American sportsmen {{PuertoRico-swimming-bio-stub